''St. Valentine's Day'' is a 1948 Decca Records compilation album of recordings by Bing Crosby.

Background

Bing Crosby had enjoyed unprecedented success during the 1940s, with his

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including six No. 1 hits in 1944 alone. His films, such as ''

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'', were huge successes as were the

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films he made with

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. On radio, his '' Kraft Music Hall'' and ''

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'' shows were very popular. Decca Records exploited this by issuing a number of

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sets, some featuring fresh material and others using Crosby's back catalogue. Ten of these sets were released in 1946, nine in 1947 and nine more in 1948. Most of these 78rpm albums were reissued as 10" vinyl LP's in subsequent years. ''St. Valentine's Day'' includes two of Crosby's No. 1 hits from 1944 – " I'll Be Seeing You" and " I Love You" – two other chart entries ("You and I" and " Miss You") plus re-recordings of the singer's first ever recordings for Decca in 1934 "

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" and " Just A-Wearyin' for You".

Reception

The album reached No. 8 in the '' Billboard'' list of best-selling popular albums in February 1949.

Track listing

These songs were featured on a four 10" 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. A-621.

LP release

The album was also issued as a 10" vinyl LP in 1949 with the catalogue number DL 5039.

References

{{Bing Crosby Bing Crosby compilation albums Decca Records compilation albums 1948 compilation albums

Background

Reception

Track listing

LP release

See also

References